Case: The Matter of Karen Quinlan‚ (1976). Facts: A 911 dispatch call was received late on the night of April 15‚ 1975 by the Sussex County‚ New Jersey police. The call placed by friends of Karen Quinlan stated that she had “collapsed and then stopped breathing”‚ it was reported to physicians that Karen was apneic on 2 separate occasions that possibly lasted up to 15 minutes. Friends of Karen Ann Quinlan‚ who at the time was 21‚ testified that she had been fasting for “several days”‚ then after
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Advanced Directives NU 230 January 15‚ 2013 Advanced Directives Advance Directives are a type of blueprint for individuals to map out their plan of care in case they become mentally unable to make decisions. Two highly published cases involving women who lacked decisional capacity started the ball rolling for what became known as the Patient Self- determination Act of 1990 (Odom‚ 2012). This act required medical professionals to advice patients of their rights once be admitted as a patient
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In “Who Are You Animal Rights Activists Anyway?” by Tom Regan‚ he was telling the general public about the views of animal rights activists. Regan has written several essays on animal rights and is recognized as a key intellectual leader of the animal rights movement and has also written several books on the subject which makes him very credible in his writings. Regan’s argument is one of change‚ he’s trying to get us to change our views and persuade us that not all animal right activists are extremists
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Sai face is when the family tries to get involved or tries to make changes with the clients advance directive or the living will. For example‚ accepting or refusing medical care for their parent‚ organ and tissue donation‚ DNR or DNI orders. It’s a big challenge to explain and elaborate each itemized issues mentioned on these between the patient and family to help them to come up with an acceptable and realistic decisions. Another issue that Mrs. Sai face is when an individual
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to the Forest’s Wyoming Range would forever ne altered‚ not by natural cycles‚ but man made cycles. Mule deer summer and birth in the Hoback/Forest and migrate south through the gas/drilling fields in winter. Wildlife studies recorded with the DNR show a 46% decline in the mule deer population since drilling began. This could lead to possible mule deer extinction. The water volumes that would be needed for gas fields in the Hoback Basin is unknown and unrecorded as is the condition of the
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Description of the Activity: Mrs. K was an 82 year old admitted to the hospital for sepsis. She had a medical history of HTN‚ MI‚ COPD‚ and dementia. I took care of her Thursday to Sunday. Mrs. K was a DNR. Mr. K‚ was her husband‚ and had stayed by Mrs. K’s side and slept by her bed in a chair every night. The first two days I was with Mrs. K she was hooked to IV antibiotics‚ fluids‚ and TPN. She was somewhat responsive but only she had to take the couple of oral medications she had ordered
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• Ethical Dilemmas Patient 1: This patient is admitted to ER with Respiratory Failure and Septic Shock. The patient was transferred to LTAC for long term management of disease. Patient’s chart states that she has DNR/DNI order‚ but her son was disagreeing with that decision. One of the ethical principles that direct ethical decision making in health care is the autonomy-the ability of the individual to chose for him or herself. Patient 2: This patient was admitted with endocarditis and had a tracheostomy
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Wakeboarding Makes Waves of Impacts on Whitefish Lake I grew up spending time in nature and falling in love with it. In particular‚ I loved spending time on and around lakes. My favorite lake is Lower Whitefish Lake in Crosslake‚ MN which is part of the bigger Whitefish Chain of Lakes. I spend a lot of time in the summer waterskiing‚ wakeboarding‚ sailing‚ and canoeing on Whitefish and also swimming in it. I love to take in the natural‚ fairly untouched beauty of Whitefish. While I am enjoying
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Unit 9 Project Rural Community Action for Better Health Suzy Student Learning University CM220-28 Professor Awesome February 14‚ 2013 Rural Community Action for Better Health The vast fields and beautiful mountains of West Virginia are hiding secrets of poverty and desperation. West Virginia has severe health problems that are curable and avoidable through proper nutrition. The majority of citizens often struggle to feed their families consistent nutritious meals. This
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Wit: Death Thou Shalt Die Vivian Bearing is a sophisticated scholar. She is a university professor in seventeenth-century poetry‚ who is diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Her oncologist‚ Dr. Kelekian suggests an experimental chemotherapy to be used on her‚ which would consist of eight full doses. Vivian agrees to the treatment‚ so the story begins. When watching the movie Wit‚ I related this movie much to what I had previously learned in high school. In high school‚ I learned about the Kubler-Ross
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